FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012, file photo, Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan appears during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Arlington, Texas. Ryan was fired Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, after his injury-depleted unit struggled in a pair of season-ending losses that kept the Cowboys out of the playoffs for a third straight year. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File)

As he predicted, Rob Ryan landed on his feet after being fired as Cowboys defensive coordinator in January.

On Saturday, the Saints announced they had hired Ryan as their new defensive coordinator, ending his month-long unemployment. Later Saturday, another interesting Ryan-related report surfaced when NFL.com senior writer Andy Fenelon tweeted that the Saints had included language in Ryan's contract that said he could not speak to the media unless it was first approved by team VP of Communications Greg Bensel.

"Report that Rob Ryan needs to get my OK before speaking to media is 100%
false," Bensel wrote. "He like all of our coaches, follow [normal] league media rules."

Ryan, much like his brother Rex, has been known to speak his mind in the past. In fact, he introduced himself to Cowboys fans by opening his first training camp with the team in 2011 by calling out the Eagles as the "all-hype team."

Ryan continued with his stream-of-consciousness approach with the media for much of his time with the Cowboys, though he tried to make a point of being slightly more subdued when the Cowboys kicked off training camp in 2012.

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